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MACHINERY

220151490014 · 05/28/2015 · Rock-It Natural Stone

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
Activity
Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ANKLE
Days lost
5
Mine experience
0.12 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Billy D Baldwin
Operator
Rock-It Natural Stone
Mine
3401856

Narrative

Worker was chopping rock at the chopper when the rock being chopped broke at a seam and fell off the chopper table. It struck the floor and then came to rest up against the workers right ankle resulting in a sprained ankle.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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